Gwyneth Paltrow wins ski crash trial

OAN Brooke Mallory
UPDATED 6:00 PM – Thursday, March 30, 2023

Gwyneth Paltrow has been cleared of any blame in a 2016 skiing accident involving a retired Utah ophthalmologist after a jury ruled in her favor on Thursday. The man suffered broken ribs and a concussion as a result of the accident.

Terry Sanderson had sued Paltrow for $300,000, claiming that on February 26, 2016, at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort, Paltrow crashed into him from behind due to her careless skiing.

Sanderson claimed that the accident left him with four fractured ribs, a concussion, and permanent brain impairment that has an impact on his current day-to-day activities and interpersonal connections.

The jury found that Sanderson was to blame for the collision, not Paltrow.

Paltrow, who denied having any contact with Sanderson, filed a countersuit for $1 and to recover her legal fees.

“I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity… I am pleased with the outcome, and I appreciate all of the hard work of Judge Holmberg and the jury, and thank them for their thoughtfulness in handling this case,” Paltrow said in a statement.

In court, Paltrow testified that Sanderson hit her on the slopes, and not the other way around, as had been claimed by Sanderson and his witnesses. She explained that when a man approached her from behind, placed his skis in between hers, and loudly groaned, she at first thought she was being attacked by a crazed fan.

“Mr. Sanderson categorically hit me on the ski slope, and that is the truth,” Paltrow said in her testimony.

Paltrow also questioned the credibility of Sanderson’s witness Craig Ramon, who was a member of the skiing group Sanderson had arranged for that day. Ramon claimed that he was around 35 feet behind Paltrow and Sanderson at the time of the accident and saw Paltrow ram Sanderson from behind. He claimed Sanderson was lying face down in the snow and lost consciousness for a brief moment. He also said Paltrow left after four minutes or so without providing her name or checking on Sanderson’s wellbeing.

Paltrow refuted Ramon’s claims, denying that she left the scene before Sanderson told the group he was okay, and claimed the instructor handled everything on her behalf. She said that after filing a report, the instructor gave her more information.

After the collision, Paltrow had lunch with her two children and her fiancé, now her husband, and later withdrew from the remaining ski runs due to a sore knee. Her children testified that their mother had been shaken and had told them Sanderson had bumped into her.

According to the official instructor’s report from that day, Paltrow was hit by a male skier.

Sanderson claimed that the incident caused him to have a traumatic brain injury that has significantly impacted his current day-to-day activities and interpersonal interactions. Paltrow’s attorneys attributed Sanderson’s mental decline to aging and pre-existing medical issues, and argued that his stressful personal life was not solely the result of his brain damage, citing past failed relationships and a deposition from one of his estranged children.

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